DWP Needs to Focus on Employment, Not Welfare, Says Minister

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will be transformed from a “department for welfare” into a “department for work,” the secretary of state for work and pensions has said. Liz Kendall set out on Tuesday the government’s ambition to reform the department, including a fundamental overhaul of Jobcentre Plus whereby it will be transformed into a new jobs and career service, formed by partnering it with the National Career Service. The DWP will also establish a “youth guarantee” for all those aged 18 to 21, which will offer training and apprenticeships and help young people find work. The plans come as one in eight young people are not in education, employment, or work, according to a government press release....